By Tom Reck
Paris, Ill. — Six heats on an early evening card marked the opening of three days of Illinois harness racing Monday at the Edgar County Fair.
Racing continues today and Wednesday. Post time is 1 p.m. CDT.
Cole Hand Luke, a 5-year-old pacer driven by Lewayne Miller, won its first race of the season and seventh of its career.
Trained by Erv Miller, the pacer made its first start of this season and 34th career start.
Four winners won for the second time this summer with two members of the Finn family driving them to victory.
Merry Moneymaker, 2-year-old trotter driven by Jerome Daniels and owned by Jamaica Patton, made its seventh career start and increased its winnings to more than $3,000.
Frontier Belle, 4-year-old pacer driven by Harold Finn Jr., made its 13rh start of the season and 20th career start.
Lollipop Guild, 4-year-old trotter driven by Alan Finn, made its seventh start of the season and ninth career start.
Striking Tycoon, 3-year-old trotter driven by Larry Binkley, was an easy winner, making its third start of the year and 10th career start.
Brenttalkliketonto, 2-year-old colt trotter driven by Jared Finn, made its seventh career start and increased its early winnings to more than $6,500.
Monday’s results
2-year-old filly trot, $3,398 purse
Results — Merry Moneymaker (Jerome Daniels), What A Kisser, Miss Brody, Battleshoe Viola, Fox Valley Genuine, 2:16.1
2-year-old colt trot, $3,319 purse
Results — Brenttalkliketonto (Jerry Mims Jr.), Crazy Eddie B, GR Got Juice, Citizens Arrest, Speedy More, 2:12.0
Nonwinners $5,000 pace, $1,500 purse
Filly division — Frontier Belle (Harold Finn Jr.), Parkit Or Loseit, Cami-
Able, Gibmeacheaptan, Highbrow Judy, 2:09.2
Colt division — Cole Hand Luke (Lewayne Miller), Hoosier Exchange, Gypsy Kick, The Witness, Sunbeam Boy, Whitsunday Beach, Cullin It A Day, Fox Valley Rider, 2:06.4
Nonwinners $5,000 trot, $1,500 purse
Filly division — Lollipop Guild (Alan Finn), Strong Kiss, Fox Valley Sakaren, Lil Miss Emily, Tometta Byrd, Ain’t She Cute, 2:10.2
Colt division — Striking Tycoon (Larry Binkley), Copper Stopper, Moreagio, Call Me Al, Sammy T, Outrageous Speed, 2:14.0
Baseball
• Riley 10s win — At Bloomington, the Riley 10s won the Bloomington Invitational played this weekend.
In pool play, Riley defeate dLawrence 16-0, Edgewood Explosion 14-1 and Bloomington Braves 15-1. Then in the single elimination round, Riley defeated Lawrence 24-0, Vincennes 5-4, then Lawrence County All-Stars 13-3 in the championship game.
The Riley 10s also placed second in last week’s Cal Ripken Southwest State Final, losing 7-6 in the championship game to Newburgh. Riley will conclude its All -Star season this weekend in Crawfordsville.
Team members — Nick Barrett, Will Buchannan, Kavan Crowell, Grant Dennany, Ryan Friedrich, Ethan Hunter, Corey Keller, Kody Moshak, Conner Owens, Branden Peck, Tony Smodilla and Blake Speth. Manager is Tony Smodilla, while coaches are Dustin Speth and Jonathan Hunter.
Football
• Casey runner-up — At Casey, Ill., Casey was runner-up in the Casey 7-on-7 tournament recently.
Varsity tournament results — Casey-Westfield 31, Villa Grove 7; Salt Fork 24, Robinson 0; Tuscola 24, Martinsville 0; Clifton Central 18, Danville Schlarmann 4; Casey-Westfield 14, Salt Fork 7; Clifton Central 25, Tuscola 9. Salt Fork 24, Tuscola 19 (third place); Clifton Central 15, Casey-Westfield 10 (championship).
Consolation bracket — Villa Grove 13, Robinson 7; Martinsville 10, Danville Schlarmann 8; Robinson 14, Danville Schlarman 9 (third place); Villa Grove 28, Martinsville 0 (championship).
JV results — Casey-Westfield (1) 15, Tuscola 13; Casey-Westfield (2) 19, Casey-Westfield (3) 0; Tuscola 12, Casey-Westfield (2) 10; Casey-Westfield (1) 21, Casey-Westfield (2) 0; Tuscola 39 , Casey-Westfield (3) 0
Lineman’s competition — First place: Cody Albaugh (Sr.) Robinison; Second place: Ethan Brewer (Sr.) Casey-Westfield.
Auto racingGolf
• Grayless fires ace — At Hulman Links, Ed Grayless, assistant pro at Hulman Links, recorded a hole-in-one using an eight-iron on the 135-yard No. 4 at his home course. Witnessing the shot was John Bones.
